Posts Tagged ‘semi-formal’
Can I wear a cocktail dress for a birthday party?
Can I wear a cocktail dress for a birthday party? The party is in June in Millbrook, New York. A cocktail dress is appropriate for a birthday party if it is a dressy or semi-formal event or in the evening. Millbrook is a small country village 80 miles north of Manhattan and not as formal…
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Dress Codes
It is almost always exciting and fun when a party invitation arrives. However sooner or later we have to start to think about what we will wear. When types of “dress codes” are indicated such as “Smart Casual”, “Cocktail Party attire,” “Tailgate Party”, “festive”, “cocktail chic” or etc. it can throw us for a loop. Where should one begin to figure out what any of these types of dress codes mean?
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Can you wear any dress shirt with a tie or just a certain type?
“A dress shirt, button shirt, button-front, button-front shirt, or button-up shirt is a garment with a collar and a full-length opening at the front, which is fastened using buttons or shirt studs.” Wickipedia I am not that knowledgeable about tie styles and formal shirts. I found this video on youtube that might be helpful:Men’s Formal…
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What do you wear to a semi-formal event?
Usually, women wear cocktail dresses to semi-formal events (A LBD is perfect!) and men wear dark color suits. Stylish pantsuits, jumpsuits, or suits in dressy fabrics like silk, velvet, or satin, etc. are also appropriate. Tasteful semi-formal clothing is conservative and does not expose too much leg or cleavage. Dresses or skirts should come to…
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What can I wear to a 4 pm wedding at a camp?
What can I wear to a 4 pm wedding at a camp? The wedding is at the end of September, semi-formal at a camp and comfortable shoes are suggested due to tree roots and rocks. I am plus-size. Dark color pants paired with the same color dark color top would be slimming and look stylish…
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What shoes should I wear with a black mesh beaded, above the knee dress?
Beaded dresses are gorgeous. There are many different styles of beaded dresses. All beaded dresses definitely make a statement. Any outfit just needs one statement. Your accessories and shoes should be low key or very simple. Look for simple strappy sandals, closed toe slingback or closed toe pump style shoes to accompany your beaded dress.…
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Evening Bags 101
Wear evening bags to dressy events. They are perfect for cocktail parties, dances, weddings, formal, or black tie occasions. An evening bag is also appropriate when you go to a nice restaurant for dinner, the theatre, symphony, ballet and opera.
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Are open sleeves appropriate for a semi-formal wedding?
Are open sleeves appropriate for a semi-formal wedding? I’m going to a semi-formal cocktail wedding. My dress is purple with 3 1/4, open sleeves with rhinestone crisscrossed. Is this appropriate? Open sleeves with a crisscrossed design element sound very chic. Your purple dress with open crisscrossed sleeves trimmed with rhinestones sounds like a cocktail style…
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Can you wear jeans to a homecoming dance?
Never wear jeans to a homecoming dance. Save them for your everyday classes. Usually semi-formal dress is enough to impress your date or future date. Semi-formal attire for girls is usually a cocktail-length dress. If the homecoming dance is formal you can wear a cocktail length or a floor-length dress. Today white is one of…
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What can I wear to a dinner / ceremony in NYC?
For a semi formal or black tie dinner / ceremony event, in NYC, a cocktail dress will be appropriate. If it is a formal event a long dress can be worn. (Some folks will be in cocktail attire.) When in doubt a “Little Black Dress” (LBD) will always look chic. With a simple style dress…
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